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Short Circuit presents Mute is a 2 day incident which will feature performances and unique collaborations from Mute artists past, present and future alongside DJs, talks, workshops, screenings and installations. A celebration of Mute's unique and influential work as a label and publisher, the occasion will see all of the Roundhouse's public spaces open together for the first time.

The German electronic label Raster-Noton have confirmed a line up for the opening night of 2011's Short Circuit - Thursday 12 May - and a specially created sound piece will link the Raster-Noton and Mute events. The Raster-Noton / Mute Sound Halo will consist of sound loops created by artists from both labels and will play overnight from 12 May to link the two events.

It's hard to imagine a large swathe of electronic music without the help of Daniel Miller. As The Normal, "Warm Leatherette," his debut single on his own Mute Records, was among the first wave of electronic pop experiments that emerged from the UK in the wake of the punk explosion. As a label head, he's had a hand in the careers of countless acts. (Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget, Yazoo, Goldfrapp, Moby, Richie Hawtin and Speedy J are just a few.) As he gets set to celebrate the diversity of his imprint at The Roundhouse in London next week, we started our conversation by touching on what it means to be independent again after recently cutting ties with EMI.